It’s time for challenge #36, this weeks sketch is made by Brenda! The challenge is to create a layout… but as you all know, it’s alright if you want to create something else too! So if you’re short on Christmas cards, or want to make another card, just do it! But everyone who decides to create a layout has a chance to win the very nice RAK made available by Brenda!

I did make a layout! To make a long story short: St. Nicolas is a typical Dutch holiday. It looks al lot like Christmas. St. Nicolas gives away presents to children which behaved nicely this year. Naughty children get “nothing” (no child will get noting of course, it’s a story for children so they behave!!). But as you all can see on the photograph… I had a big argument with another boy on St. Nicolas day! Naughty! Well he took the seat in which my friend was sitting and pushed him away! So I got mad at him. Don’t you touch my friend! My schoolteacher got mad at me, because you have to be nice for St. Nicolas. For my punishment I had to sit and be nice to this boy all day, or I wouldn’t get my present! P.s. My friend is the one in the black and white striped sweater. I loved making this layout,and I feel so lucky to have a picture of this moment! It makes me grin every time I see it! Ladies, we are lucky with our wonderful scrapbooking hobby!

It’s that time of the year again! December the first is around the corner and that means that Tim will start with the twelve tags of Christmas again! And this year I want to make them again, but I’m going to try and show them here on my blog every day! Will I succeed? You are going to see it here soon!
Curious? Look at the blog of Tim Holtz how it works! I hope you all join us!

I would like to start with telling you all, that I find it so amazing how many ladies have entered this weeks challenge with my sketch for CFY! It’s awesome to see your own sketch transferred into cards en layouts!

This weeks challenge at CFY is made by Wilma! She has chosen a picture of a piece of a quilt blanket, with her favorite colors!

This weekend there is a extra challenge at Challenges For You, because is Christmas-card-weekend! Wilma, Monique and Berdien all have made a sketch for you. You may chose one, or use all three of them! When you submit with more entries you increase your chance to winthe RAK! Submitting is possible until Monday 12.00pm.

At this moment, several ladies are scrapbooking at the scrapmarathon of Scrapbook Nederland! Ladies I hope (and expect) that you’re having a very good time today! I’m very curious to see your creations!

It’s time for a new CFY challenge.... and this weeks challenge is made by me! This is my first sketch. I’ve tried to create a sketch which could be used for a card and a layout. I used the PP of Little Black Dress, I love this papers and they look great with this weddingpicture. The crochet flowers are made by my mother!

I’ve got help with digitalizing this sketch, I’m truly clueless when it comes to working with Photoshop and other software like that, so…. Jacco (my husband) thank you for turning my pencil drawing into a digital picture! The designteam has made beautiful examples, so take a look at them, and join us!

As you all know, Cornelie has won my give away! Meanwhile she has received her card and Creatable… so I can show the picture now! When I think about Colorfull Cornelie, I think of colors! But I decided to create a real Joyce-card! Because of the packaging size of the Marianne Design Creatable, I’ve chosen for a different card size! It’s a high and small card, and I really like the size! Kind of a half layout, but then a card of course!

It’s time for a new challenge! This weeks challenge is made by Berdien and we are going to “lift” (copy) a card! A very nice idea, I still want to try and enter the “liftchallenge” of Cornelie and Nadine, and now a had a change to try out this concept! Personally I find it difficult to estimate what you can and may not change from the example. It is not intended to copy the card exactly, but you may not change it a lot… So that’s a bit tricky for me, and my card looks so different from the rest, I don’t now if I did okay or not, but I like the way the card turned out!

Hello everybody! This week I’m getting two old wooden configuration boxes (I don’t know how to call them in English sorry!) for my scraproom, to put in stamps and other nice stuff. Cool Huh?! So as a thank you, I want to give them flowers of course with a nice tag attached to it! I used the Tim Holtz Alterations movers and shapers Baroque Die, and the florist will put the tag between the flowers for me!

Last couple of weeks, I have been absent al lot in blogland. It started with the preparatory work I had to do for my demo, when the shocking news came about the speedboat accident, the victims were boys/neighbors from my hometown. Then I had a strong flu for 2 weeks, and then came the sad news of my friend been passed away. October was not a good month for me, and I'm sorry I didn’t visit yours blogs often enough! But this is a great way to start November! On November 28th is my first blog anniversary, and a lot happened in these past 12 months! Ladies I want to thank you all very much for all of the support, sweet and nice messages over last year!

Because I reached my 100th follower I want to do a little give away for my followers. What can you win? Lately I work a lot with Marianne Design Creatables, and because these dies go through each punching machine, the winner may choose a Marianne Design Creatable, and then I do my best to find it for you! Tomorrow night I will announce who wins! If you want to join, just leave a message under this blog post, and… you have to be a follower ;-)

This weeks challenge is made by Cora! The challenge is to make a card or something else for a baby boy, a baby girl, twins, or... Lucky me, because a colleague of mine gave birth to a sweet baby boy, and soon i'm going to visit her to see her newborn! I made a giftbox, she can use for her nursery, to put bottles of babylotion etc. in it.